For the second year in succession, Clare’s minor footballers will compete in the Munster Final and once again they go in as the underdogs. It was a one-sided affair in Killarney last year as Kerry cruised to a 2-21 0-03 win over Clare. 2018 is different as the age-group is now U17 as opposed to …
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Inagh’s Roisin Ní Gháirbith is one of 17 finalists for the Social Entrepreneurs Ireland Awards 2018. Of the seventeen, up to eight will go on to receive an initial €200,000 in funding and support for their projects for social change with potential for further investment and development opportunities. Love Your Cup is the project from …
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Increased focus is turning to next year’s local elections following a redrawing of the municipal districts in Clare, Ger O’Halloran is the first non-sitting councillor to announce his intentions to run in 2019. A candidate in the Ennis Municipal District for the 2014 election, just three votes separated O’Halloran from Clare Colleran Molloy for the …
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Changes to the electoral areas of Co Clare will come into effect for next year’s local elections following a new report from the Local Electoral Area Boundary Commission, it will pose big challenges for some sitting councillors. Cllr Clare Colleran Molloy is one such elected representative with a big decision on her hands. With the …
Ennis Labour activist Seamus Ryan is encouraging Leaving Certificate students to apply for the Party’s Richard O’Carroll Empowerment Bursary. Worth €2,000 the bursary is aimed at students who have recently done or are doing the Leaving Certificate and have attended a Deis School. The bursary is named in memory of the leader of the Labour …
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A West Clare community is putting together a 40ft container full to the brim of donations to assist a parish in Tanzania. Fr. David Mlemeta works in the parish of Chikopelo which is 500km from the Tanzanian capital city of Dodoma. A visit to Lough Derg in Donegal seven years ago was followed by a …
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Flowers and councillors from the Ennis Municipal District, who knew it was such a complicated love story. This relationship first came to light at the June meeting of the EMD when a motion from Ann Norton led to a forty five minute debate. In total the meeting lasted for one hour and fifty minutes, other …
Ennis’ reward for being Ireland’s Cleanest Town will see the installation of a new sculpture in the heart of the town. Produced by Kilkee Forge, Bláth na hInse is a giant yellow iris which will reach 3.25m in height and will be unveiled in Abbey St car park in October of this year. Ennis was …
An under pressure, Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Eoghan Murphy T.D. was more than happy to visit Co Clare last week. Minister Murphy was the keynote speaker at Shannon Chamber’s summer lunch in Dromoland Castle. “After the week I’ve had I’ve had I couldn’t think of a better place to have lunch of …
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Some of the biggest names in the golfing world such as Jordan Speith and Tiger Woods are tipped to play in the Irish Open at Lahinch next year but over the weekend a leading light from another sport was on the course. J.J. Watt is a defensive end for the Houston Texans. In 2014, Watt …